September 23, 2015 School Board Meeting Packet

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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Meeting of
September 23, 2015
Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly Chambers
6:00 P.M
AGENDA
(NOTE: The Board may elect to re-order the agenda as needed.)
1.
CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, ROLL CALL
2.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
School Board Clerk Treasurer Ralph Beardsworth and School Board Member Stephan Bradford.
3.
CITIZEN REMARKS
4.
INFORMATION AND REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
5.
CLAIMS FOR INFORMATION
6.
REPORTS AND/OR PRESENTATIONS – SUPERINTENDENT/STAFF
A. Student Member’s Report
1. Memo from Cheyenne Mathews
B. Superintendent’s Report
1. Borough Response to NTFD and STFD Waivers
2. Ketchikan Tsunami Preparedness Information
7.
*PUBLIC HEARINGS – POLICY* - Procedure: (1) Citizens may give public comment regarding the
subject of the hearing; (2) the public hearing is closed; (3) opportunity for Board discussion and Board
decision. (A separate public hearing will be held for each policy.)
A. Motion to approve revised BP 5146 – Married/Pregnant/Parenting Students, in second reading.
8.
CONSENT CALENDAR – Matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will
be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a Board
member requests discussion, that item will be removed from the consent calendar and will be considered
under Unfinished Business.
A. Motion to approve the regular meeting minutes of September 9, 2015.
B. Motion to approve leave without pay for Marissa Hockema for the remainder of the 2015-2016
school year.
9.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
10.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Motion to approve a School District TRS and PERS letter to the Alaska Department of Administration.
B. Motion to approve a Budget Transfer from Testing Supplies to Training.
Agenda continued on next page
September 23, 2015 agenda continued
11.
DISCUSSION
A. Board Policy 5127 – Graduation Ceremonies and Activities
B. Board Policy 6146 – High School Graduation Requirements
C. KGBSD Resolutions presented to AASB
D. AASB Annual Conference, November 2015
12.
CITIZEN REMARKS
13.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
14.
ADVANCED PLANNING
A. Media Contact for Thurs. Sept. 24, 2015: Superintendent Robert Boyle
B. Agenda Setting:
Mon. Oct. 5, 2015 at the Superintendent’s Office
C. Next School Board Meeting Dates:
Wed. Oct. 14, 2015 to be held at the Borough Assembly Chambers (regular location)
D. Special Meeting/Work Session, Borough and School District:
6:30 P.M. Mon. Oct. 26, 2015 to be held at the Borough Assembly Chambers
E. School Climate Survey Presentation, video teleconference with Jenny Lefing of AASB:
5:30 P.M. Oct. 28, 2015 to be held at the Borough Assembly Chambers (before meeting)
F. * School Board Meeting: November is Native American Heritage Month *
Wed. Nov. 18, 2015 to be held at the Saxman Community Center (different location)
15.
ADJOURNMENT
KETCHIKAN SCHOOLS DETAILED CLAIMS REGISTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
Check # is between 25256.00 and 25343.00 or Check # equals -99077
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
Fund Org Funct Object
ion
Chk_numb:
9/10/2015
-99077
NEOPOST
REPLENISH POSTAGE
Totals for -99077:
Chk_numb:
8/31/2015
1000.00
1
190
550
433
1000.00
25256
BOYLE, ROBERT
8/31/2015
2 FERRY PASSES
12.00
1
190
510
420
2 NTS PER DIEM/SERRC
80.00
1
190
510
420
80.00
1
193
340
420
12.00
1
193
340
420
1
130
450
491
2
190
790
459
1
111
100
451
MEETING
Totals for
Chk_numb:
8/31/2015
25256:
92.00
25257
MCCLORY, ROBERT
2 NTS PER DIEM/CNSELR
WRKSHOP
8/31/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
2 FERRY PASSES
25257:
25258
ADVANCE EDUCATION, INC.
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
750.00
750.00
25259
ADVANCEPIERRE FOODS
COMMODITIES
25259:
2214.40
2214.40
25260
AGONEY, STARLA
STIPEND REIMBURSEMENT
25260:
207.46
207.46
25261
AK PACIFIC ENVIR SVC KETCHIKAN
GARBAGE/PH-08/15
1485.27
1
114
601
432
GARBAGE/FM-08/15
1452.50
1
113
601
432
25261:
2937.77
25262
ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.
9/11/2015
Totals for
2015-16 ACCREDITATION FEES
25258:
9/11/2015
Totals for
92.00
25262:
AIRFARE/R. MCCLORY 2016-06
386.20
1
193
340
420
AIRFARE/R. BOYLE 2016-07
386.20
1
190
510
420
772.40
Proj
1
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25263
ALASKA DEPT OF EDUCATION
COMMODITIES
25263:
510.40
2
190
790
459
510.40
25264
ALASKA MARINE LINES, INC.
9/11/2015
FREIGHT/SCHOOL MATE
65.40
1
115
100
450
FREIGHT/MUSICAL
67.12
1
130
100
450
82
130
160
450
229.00
1
115
100
450
6.00
1
115
100
450
INSTRUMENTS
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25264:
132.52
25265
ALLTEK NETWORK SOLUTIONS
DELL INK CARTRIDGES
25265:
254.85
182
254.85
25266
APPLE INC.
9/11/2015
REAR HOUSING, CTO
CABLE,V-SYNC/LCD TEMP
SENSOR
9/11/2015
FREIGHT
6.95
1
115
100
450
9/11/2015
APPLECARE
183.00
1
130
450
457
9/11/2015
13" MACBOOK PRO W/RETINA
1579.00
1
130
450
457
1
191
100
450
Totals for
Chk_numb:
25266:
2003.95
25267
9/11/2015
SUPPLIES
204.19
RMBRSMNT/FT/
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25267:
25268
BEATTIE, MEGAN
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
204.19
EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT
410.00
1
193
200
378
410.00
1
193
200
378
1
113
100
451
259
190
790
459
25268:
820.00
25269
BERG, KIMBERLY
25269:
350.00
350.00
25270
CEDARS LODGE
HALIBUT FLANKS
2150.00
259
2
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25270
25270:
2150.00
25271
CENTER FOR EDUCATION &
RENEWAL SUBSCRIPTION
159.00
1
130
450
450
1
130
450
450
EMPLOYMENT
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
LEGAL NOTES FOR EDUCATION
25271:
159.00
25272
GARBAGE FEE/KAYHI-08/15
604.50
1
130
601
432
9/11/2015
GARBAGE FEE/TSAS-08/15
165.75
1
116
601
432
9/11/2015
GARBAGE FEE/KCS-08/15
165.75
1
115
601
432
9/11/2015
GARBAGE FEE/SMS-08/15
284.40
1
120
601
432
9/11/2015
GARBAGE FEE/MAINT-08/15
167.40
1
193
601
432
9/11/2015
LANDFILL/TSAS
55.70
1
116
601
432
9/11/2015
LANDFILL/MAINT
25.00
1
193
601
432
9/11/2015
LANDFILL/KCS
175.70
1
115
601
432
9/11/2015
GARBAGE FEE/REV-08/15
62.00
1
139
601
432
9/11/2015
GARBAGE FEE/HT-08/15
24.80
1
111
601
432
9/11/2015
LANDFILL/SMS
12.50
1
120
601
432
1
190
601
440
Totals for
Chk_numb:
CITY OF KETCHIKAN
25272:
25273
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
1743.50
EXCESSIVE FALSE ALARM
25273:
100.00
25274
CITY OF SAXMAN
RENTAL FEE DEPOSIT
9/11/2015
11/18/15 BOARD MEETING
9/11/2015
RENTAL FEE THEATER/LOBBY
9/11/2015
11/18/15 BOARD MEETING
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
100.00
25274:
150.00
544.00
1
190
511
440
1
190
511
440
1
190
511
440
1
190
511
440
694.00
25275
TEST TRANSLATOR/EAS SITE
735.00
1
191
100
450
9/11/2015
COMPASS LEARNING, INC.
RLI TEST TRANSLATOR SRVC
250.00
1
191
100
450
9/11/2015
HOSTED BASIC SOFTWARE
4685.00
74
190
100
450
174
74
190
100
450
174
1
191
100
450
MAINT
9/11/2015
UPDATES AND SUPPORT
9/11/2015
HOSTED SOLUTIONS
Totals for
25275:
3200.00
8870.00
3
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
ion
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25276
CRON, JULIE
25276:
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
342.40
1
115
100
450
1
193
200
379
342.40
25277
DAVIS, TRACI
PHYSICAL REIMBURSEMENT
25277:
250.00
250.00
25278
FLINN SCIENTIFIC, INC.
9/11/2015
Totals for
MUSIC EQUIPMENT RMBRMSNT
SHIPPING
68.91
1
130
100
450
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES
65.75
1
130
100
450
25278:
134.66
25279
LUNCH PROGRAM
227.70
2
190
790
459
9/11/2015
FOOD SERVICES OF AMERICA
SNACK PROGRAM
371.95
2
190
792
459
9/11/2015
LUNCH PROGRAM
1464.53
2
190
790
459
9/11/2015
SNACK PROGRAM
126.87
2
190
792
459
9/11/2015
BREAKFAST PROGRAM
581.12
2
190
793
459
9/11/2015
LUNCH PROGRAM
33.05
2
190
790
459
9/11/2015
BREAKFAST PROGRAM
624.40
2
190
793
459
9/11/2015
LUNCH PROGRAM
787.39
2
190
790
459
9/11/2015
SNACK PROGRAM
58.87
2
190
792
459
9/11/2015
WELCOME BACK STAFF
129.51
1
190
510
450
459
BREAKFAST
9/11/2015
LUNCH PROGRAM
292.38
2
190
790
9/11/2015
NON-FOOD ITEMS
4542.17
2
190
790
469
9/11/2015
LUNCH PROGRAM
1824.31
2
190
790
459
9/11/2015
NON-FOOD ITEMS
1270.62
2
190
790
469
9/11/2015
BREAKFAST PROGRAM
144.04
2
190
793
459
9/11/2015
LUNCH PROGRAM
142.76
2
190
790
459
9/11/2015
BREAKFAST PROGRAM
422.84
2
190
793
459
9/11/2015
BREAKFAST PROGRAM
603.32
2
190
793
459
9/11/2015
LUNCH PROGRAM
978.33
2
190
790
459
9/11/2015
BREAKFAST PROGRAM
267.94
2
190
793
459
9/11/2015
LUNCH PROGRAM
2045.66
2
190
790
459
9/11/2015
SNACK PROGRAM
482.27
2
190
792
459
9/11/2015
WELCOME BACK STAFF
163.60
1
190
510
450
BREAKFAST
9/11/2015
BREAKFAST PROGRAM
859.84
2
190
793
459
9/11/2015
NON-FOOD ITEMS
391.88
2
190
790
469
9/11/2015
WELCOME BACK STAFF
194.08
1
190
510
450
BREAKFAST
9/11/2015
LUNCH PROGRAM
2509.86
2
190
790
459
9/11/2015
NON-FOOD ITEMS
625.60
2
190
790
469
9/11/2015
NON-FOOD ITEMS
30.14
2
190
790
469
9/11/2015
LUNCH PROGRAM
679.02
2
190
790
459
Proj
4
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25279
25279:
22876.05
25280
FREY, MARISA
25280:
113.52
1
114
100
451
1
130
360
440
113.52
25281
GALE CENGAGE LEARNING
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN
CNTXT
9/11/2015
SCIENCE IN CONTEXT
9/11/2015
SUBSCRIPTIONS 9/18/15-9/17/16
9/11/2015
US HISTORY IN CONTEXT
1
130
360
440
9/11/2015
WORLD HISTORY IN CONTEXT
1
130
360
440
75
190
100
450
32
130
700
490
32
130
700
490
Totals for
Chk_numb:
25281:
GCI
Totals for
25282:
9/11/2015
Chk_numb:
130
360
440
130
360
440
2310.00
INTERNET SERVICE-IEA PK
79.99
79.99
25283
GENE JUAREZ ACADEMY
9/11/2015
Totals for
1
1
25282
9/11/2015
Chk_numb:
2310.00
JOHN KOEL SCHOLARSHIP 2015
1000.00
RECIPENT: SAVANNAH SCANLON
25283:
1000.00
25284
9/11/2015
SUPPLIES RMBRSMNT/FT/
142.84
1
191
100
450
9/11/2015
SUPPLIES
142.85
1
191
100
450
986.00
1
190
300
450
2206.00
1
190
300
450
1
111
100
451
RMBRSMNT/FT/
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25284:
285.69
25285
GUEST COMMUNICATIONS
EMERGENCY
CORPORATION
GUIDES/DWNPYMNT
9/11/2015
EMERGENCY
GUIDES/DWNPYMNT
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25285:
3192.00
25286
HAMILTON, KRISTY
STIPEND REIMBURSMENT
346.10
275
5
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25286
25286:
346.10
25287
HAMLIN, PENNY
25287:
2418.00
1
193
100
378
9.95
78
192
200
450
178
127.95
78
192
200
450
178
2418.00
25288
HARMONIC VISION INC
9/11/2015
FREIGHT
MUSIC ACE MAESTRO EDUC
VRSN
Totals for
Chk_numb:
25288:
137.90
25289
9/11/2015
1900.00
1
191
100
450
9/11/2015
SUPPLIES
1900.00
1
191
100
450
RMBRSMNT/FT/
Totals for
Chk_numb:
25289:
3800.00
25290
9/11/2015
293.98
1
191
100
450
9/11/2015
247.57
1
191
100
450
9/11/2015
259.96
1
191
100
450
70
190
370
410
170
70
190
370
410
170
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25290:
25291
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
CUSTOM STORYTOWN PD
3700.00
ONSITE PROF DEV. TRAINING
25291:
3700.00
25292
JEPPSEN, THERESA
9/11/2015
Totals for
801.51
3 NTS PER DIEM/ANC AK
120.00
78
192
200
420
178
2 FERRY PASSES
12.00
78
192
200
420
178
112.90
1
191
100
450
88.79
1
191
100
450
25292:
132.00
25293
SUPPLIES
RMBRSMNT/FT/
9/11/2015
SUPPLIES
RMBRSMNT/FT/
6
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25293
JOHNSON, JULIE
25293:
149.90
1
191
100
450
1
190
600
450
1
190
600
450
1
190
511
440
351.59
25294
KARLSON MOTORS, INC
72B SHAFT, CAP-H, 34C
86.88
SELONOID
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
PA07 XXU514 96'FORD
25294:
25295
KETCHIKAN DAILY NEWS
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
677.00
677.00
25296
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH
SEWER FEE/FM - 09/15
2116.00
1
113
601
431
WATER FEE/FM - 09/15
3229.60
1
113
601
431
1
193
351
485
25296:
5345.60
25297
KETCHIKAN KANAYAMA EXCHANGE, INC KANAYAMA TEACHER STIPENDS
25297:
18500.00
18500.00
25298
MACKIN
9/11/2015
Totals for
LITTLE GIANT ADS
25295:
9/11/2015
Totals for
86.88
KAYHI LIBRARY BOOKS
3745.98
1
130
360
450
KAYHI LIBRARY BOOKS
754.02
1
130
360
450
1
120
100
451
1
120
100
440
257
190
790
459
25298:
4500.00
25299
MCKENNA, TAYLOR
25299:
154.71
154.71
25300
MCPHERSON MUSIC
INSTRUMENT REPAIRS
25300:
98.85
98.85
25301
MERRYWEATHER FARMS
FRESH GUSTAVUS-CARROTS
2090.00
256
7
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25301
MERRYWEATHER FARMS
FREIGHT
25301:
113.30
257
190
790
459
2
190
790
459
1
190
100
450
1
115
100
450
256
2203.30
25302
NATIONAL FOOD GROUP, INC.
COMMODITIES
25302:
410.00
410.00
25303
NCS PEARSON, INC
AIMSWEB PRO COMPLETE
6930.00
RENEWAL
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25303:
25304
NEUFELDT, MARIA
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25304:
350.00
350.00
25305
NOBLE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CORP
9/11/2015
Totals for
6930.00
FREIGHT
534.90
2
190
790
469
POTS & PANS CLEANER
1199.52
2
190
790
469
25305:
1734.42
25306
NORTHWEST TEXTBOOK DEPOSITORY
9/11/2015
SHIPPING
22.63
1
113
100
450
GRAMMAR/SPELLING PRACT.
452.50
1
113
100
450
78
192
200
450
BKS
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25306:
475.13
25307
NUSS PAGNOTTA, DEIDRA
SUPPLIES REIMBURSEMENT
25307:
178
10.78
25308
O'BRYAN, MELISSA
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT
9/11/2015
SUMMER SCHOOL LIBRARY
9/11/2015
SUMMER SCHOOL LIBRARY
9/11/2015
SUPPLIES REIMBURSEMENT
Totals for
10.78
25308:
181.80
424.12
605.92
114
114
700
421
114
114
114
700
450
114
114
114
700
421
114
114
114
700
450
114
8
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25309
ORTIZ, LORI
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
33.69
70
191
100
451
46.52
1
191
100
451
25309:
170
80.21
25310
P & T CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
9/11/2015
Totals for
KAYHI EMERGENCY GENERATOR
49800.15
INSTALLATION PAYMENT# 2
25310:
526
130
880
440
526
526
130
880
440
526
1
190
602
450
1
193
100
379
49800.15
25311
PACIFIC PRIDE OF ALASKA, LLC
PUMP RULE, HOSE BILGE
25311:
63.17
63.17
25312
PADER, DOMINIC
PHYSICAL REIMBURSEMENT
25312:
133.40
133.40
25313
9.24
78
192
200
450
178
9/11/2015
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES
495.00
78
192
200
450
178
9/11/2015
FREIGHT
19.80
78
192
200
450
178
9/11/2015
FREIGHT
27.60
78
192
200
450
178
9/11/2015
BASC-3 H/S STARTET SET
552.00
78
192
200
450
178
9/11/2015
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES
231.00
78
192
200
450
178
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
PEARSON CLINICAL
25313:
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
1334.64
25314
PETRO 49 INC.
9/11/2015
Totals for
FREIGHT
PROPANE/TSAS MUSIC ROOM
126.64
1
116
601
438
BUS FUEL 08/01/15-08/31/15
2138.18
60
190
760
450
1395.00
2
190
790
469
249.14
2
190
790
469
1
114
450
450
25314:
2264.82
25315
PIONEER PRODUCTS, INC
POWDER CITRA CRYSTAL
CLEANERS
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
FREIGHT
25315:
1644.14
25316
RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS
SCHOOLMESSENGER COMPLETE
533.40
9
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
10
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25316
RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS
RENEWAL 08/30/15-10/20/16
25316:
1
114
450
450
1
111
100
451
1
190
600
450
533.40
25317
REYNOLDS, ERICA
25317:
350.00
350.00
25318
SCHMOLCK MECHANICAL
SLOAN O-RING,BRASS RING
59.26
CONTRACTOR, INC.
9/11/2015
PIPES, COUPLINGS, PVC CMNT
393.46
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
SS METAL, LABOR
218.77
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
DISHWASHER
33.83
1
190
600
450
CONNECTOR,PVC,VLV
9/11/2015
BLACK MI CAP
23.60
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
BRASS COMPXMALE ADAP
6.42
1
190
600
450
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25318:
735.34
25319
SCHOLASTIC CLASSRM MAGAZINES
9/11/2015
FREIGHT
7.99
1
130
100
450
EL SOL MAGAZINE
79.90
1
130
100
450
SUBSCRIPTION
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25319:
25320
SCHOOL SPECIALTY
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
87.89
FREIGHT
116.32
78
192
200
450
178
CHAIRS, CLASSROOM SUPPLIES
900.80
78
192
200
450
178
2
190
790
459
1
114
450
440
1
190
600
450
25320:
1017.12
25321
SCHWAN'S FOOD SERVICE
COMMODITIES
25321:
1876.40
1876.40
25322
SE BUSINESS MACHINES, INC.
OFFICE LASER PRINTER REPAIR
25322:
120.00
120.00
25323
SERVICE AUTO PARTS, INC.
SHOP SUPPLIES
1370.26
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
11
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
25323
25323:
25324
SIVERTSEN, LARISSA
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25324:
350.00
1
111
100
451
1
191
100
450
350.00
25325
9/11/2015
Totals for
1370.26
SUPPLIES RMBRMNT/FT/
25325:
750.00
750.00
25326
SRVC ELIMINATION/COST RDCTN
1
190
550
410
9/11/2015
LANDLINE SERVICES
1
190
550
410
9/11/2015
12 MOS CONSULTING FEES
1
190
550
410
78
192
200
450
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
SPYGLASS GROUP LLC
25326:
896.04
896.04
25327
STONE DECK PIZZA
PIZZAS FOR SPED PARA
471.50
TRAINING
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25327:
471.50
25328
MILK PROGRAM
420.00
2
190
790
460
9/11/2015
MILK PROGRAM
196.00
2
190
790
460
9/11/2015
MILK PROGRAM
168.00
2
190
790
460
9/11/2015
MILK PROGRAM
1484.00
2
190
790
460
9/11/2015
MILK PROGRAM
952.00
2
190
790
460
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
TATSUDA'S SUPERMARKET
25328:
3220.00
25329
MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES
19.79
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
7.87
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
12.86
1
190
600
450
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
9/11/2015
TATSUDA'S SUPERMARKET, INC.
25329:
40.52
25330
THOMAS, MARTHA
LUNCH ACCOUNT REFUND/JOHN
14.75
2
901
20
LUNCH ACCOUNT
12.25
2
901
20
REFUND/RICHARD
178
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
ion
Chk_numb:
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25330
25330:
27.00
25331
THOMPSON, ADAM
RMBRSMNT FOR VOCATIONAL
34.99
1
190
550
450
1
190
550
450
1
115
450
440
VAN
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
AUDIT TEAM
25331:
34.99
25332
TLP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
KCS BACK TO SCHOOL ADS
25332:
485.00
485.00
25333
COPIER SERVICES-SMS
100.00
1
193
100
441
9/11/2015
SHREDDER, PPR, XCUT
188.49
1
115
450
450
9/11/2015
OFFICE SHREDDER
660.44
1
115
450
457
1
190
600
450
2
190
790
459
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
TONGASS BUSINESS CENTER
25333:
948.93
25334
TONGASS TRADING COMPANY
PHILIPS OVAL HEAD
25334:
9.95
9.95
25335
TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORP.
COMMODITIES
25335:
627.60
627.60
25336
SHOP SUPPLIES
89.32
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
SHOP SUPPLIES
179.13
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
EQUIPMENT RENTALS
457.00
1
190
600
440
9/11/2015
SHOP SUPPLIES
946.20
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
SHOP SUPPLIES
89.32
1
190
600
450
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
TYLER RENTAL
25336:
1760.97
25337
FLEX PLATE ASSEMBLY
282.00
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
UNISOURCE WORLDWIDE, INC.
STAIN REMOVER
270.00
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
CAN LINERS BLACK
1528.20
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
SHIPPING
13.12
1
190
600
450
12
Proj
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
13
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25337
UNISOURCE WORLDWIDE, INC.
SWITCH KEY W/CAP
84.00
1
190
600
450
3469.83
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
CAN LINERS BERRY RHINO
9/11/2015
PROTEIN SPOTTER
290.00
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
PAINT OIL/GREASE REMOVER
290.00
1
190
600
450
9/11/2015
FREIGHT
9/11/2015
GEN. PURPOSE SPOTTER
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25337:
5.95
1
190
600
450
116.00
1
190
600
450
1
190
550
421
6349.10
25338
VILLA, MELANIE
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT
25338:
13.00
13.00
25339
EARLY DISMISSAL SLIPS
110.00
1
116
450
450
9/11/2015
TARDY SLIPS
110.00
1
116
450
450
9/11/2015
VISITOR SLIPS
265.00
1
116
450
450
9/11/2015
DISCOUNT
-24.25
1
116
450
450
450
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
VISITOR PASS SOLUTIONS
25339:
460.75
25340
BUSINESS CARDS
154.40
1
115
450
9/11/2015
FREIGHT
15.99
1
115
450
450
9/11/2015
ORDER# G64LN-G3A63-7K1
1
115
450
450
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
VISTAPRINT
25340:
170.39
25341
STAGE DECKS 4X8 ICE
4504.00
1
130
100
457
9/11/2015
DECK AND RAIL CART
441.00
1
130
100
457
9/11/2015
SIGNATURE RISERS,4 STEP
10000.00
68
130
780
457
9/11/2015
FREIGHT
2259.00
1
130
100
457
9/11/2015
STAGE LEGS, VARIOUS
408.00
1
130
100
457
9/11/2015
SIGNATURE RISERS,4 STEP
104.00
1
130
100
457
78
192
200
450
178
42
190
100
420
142
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
WENGER CORPORATION
25341:
17716.00
25342
WHITE-LECORNU, SHERRI
RMBRSMNT-SOCIAL SKILLS
69.99
VIDEOS
Totals for
Chk_numb:
9/11/2015
25342:
69.99
25343
WOODWARD, MARK
CAR RENTAL REIMBURSEMENT
375.52
Page
9/10/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
ion
Chk_numb:
Totals for
Totals:
25343
25343:
223 records printed
375.52
206600.63
14
Proj
Check # equals -99076.00 or Check # equals -99075.00 or Check # equals -99073 or Check # equals -99072.00
Page
9/15/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
9/19/2015
-99076
YELLOW CARTRIDGE
16.90
1
9/19/2015
BMO MASTERCARD
FREIGHT
9.99
1
715
9/19/2015
THERMOSTATIC ELEMENT
34.81
1
715
9/19/2015
FUEL TANK KIT REFUND
-220.36
1
9/19/2015
BALANCED PORT
48.28
1
715
9/19/2015
REPAIR AUTO SHOP SCANNER
799.00
1
715
Totals for -99076:
Chk_numb:
715
190
600
450
688.62
-99075
9/19/2015
VEHICLE FUEL
1833.13
1
9/19/2015
HEATING FUEL/MAINT-07/15
232.48
1
715
9/19/2015
HEATING FUEL/REV-07/15
293.13
1
715
9/19/2015
HEATING FUEL/KAYHI-07/15
11336.24
1
715
9/19/2015
HEATING FUEL/KCS-07/15
661.68
1
715
9/19/2015
HEATING FUEL/HT-07/15
626.77
1
715
9/19/2015
HEATING FUEL/PH-07/15
1475.05
1
715
9/19/2015
HEATING FUEL/SMS-07/15
1572.03
1
715
9/19/2015
HEATING FUEL/FM-07/15
631.20
1
715
9/19/2015
HEATING FUEL/TSAS-07/15
852.46
1
715
Totals for -99075:
Chk_numb:
190
600
450
19514.17
-99073
9/19/2015
BRACKET FOR INTEL REFUND
-20.00
1
190
350
450
9/19/2015
INTEL NETWORKCARD
937.96
1
190
350
450
ADAPTERS
9/19/2015
APPLE 12W USB PWR ADAPTERS
380.00
74
190
100
450
9/19/2015
FREIGHT
43.50
1
190
350
450
174
9/19/2015
LIGHTENING TO USB CABLES
380.00
74
190
100
450
174
9/19/2015
FREIGHT
139.51
78
192
200
450
178
9/19/2015
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES
630.06
78
192
200
450
178
9/19/2015
OFFICE SUPPLIES
624.94
1
190
510
450
9/19/2015
FREIGHT
49.99
1
190
510
450
9/19/2015
HP COLORED INK CARTRIDGES
153.00
75
190
100
450
9/19/2015
IPADS AIR 2 WI-FI 64GB
22960.00
74
190
100
457
174
9/19/2015
HP BLACK INK CARTRIDGES
102.87
75
190
100
450
275
9/19/2015
APC BACK-UPS POWER SUPPLY
169.47
1
190
352
450
9/19/2015
READING INFO TEACHERS
45.98
1
111
100
450
275
EDITION
9/19/2015
FREIGHT
6.99
1
111
100
450
9/19/2015
DAILY MATH TEACHERS EDITION
45.98
1
111
100
450
9/19/2015
4 ROLLS OF STAMPS
196.00
1
115
450
433
9/19/2015
SSL CERTIFICATES KGBSD.ORG
764.97
1
190
350
450
9/19/2015
COPY PAPERS
503.46
1
190
105
450
9/19/2015
FREIGHT
1.85
1
115
450
433
9/19/2015
MINI DISPLAY PORT TO VGA
116.00
1
111
100
450
9/19/2015
GUIDECRAFT STCKNG AUDIO
69.97
74
190
100
450
STRGE
9/19/2015
CABLE BOXES
114.92
1
130
100
450
9/19/2015
FIRST AID SUPPLIES
88.78
1
190
550
450
174
1
Page
9/15/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
Proj
ion
Chk_numb:
9/19/2015
-99073
155.00
1
115
450
9/19/2015
BMO MASTERCARD
NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION
SHIPPING
9.99
1
190
550
450
9/19/2015
NEW TEACHER LUNCH SUPPLIES
45.98
1
715
9/19/2015
SUPPLIES-TEACHER
11.56
1
715
450
ORIENTATION
9/19/2015
MICRO USB TO USB CABLES 6FT
28.74
1
9/19/2015
FOOD-NEW TEACHER
237.61
1
190
350
450
715
ORIENTATION
9/19/2015
ETHERNET NETWORK ADAPTERS
9/19/2015
SHOP SUPPLIES
99.90
1
190
350
450
2428.03
1
190
600
450
9/19/2015
EAR PLUGZ EARBUDS
22.22
1
715
9/19/2015
SUPPLIES FOR SPED TRAINING
163.31
78
715
178
9/19/2015
BATTERY CHARGER, BATTERIES
65.97
78
715
178
9/19/2015
DISCOUNT
-233.51
1
9/19/2015
SHIPPING
4.49
1
115
100
450
9/19/2015
SHOP CLASS SUPPLIES
6.99
1
120
100
450
9/19/2015
ART CLASS SUPPLIES
63.63
1
115
100
450
9/19/2015
HP 951 CYAN INK CARTRIDGE
17.99
1
190
381
450
9/19/2015
ESATA CABLES 2.5"
39.40
1
190
350
450
9/19/2015
HP 951 YELLOW INK CARTRIDGE
16.95
1
190
381
450
9/19/2015
ACCO FOLDERS
130.38
1
190
553
450
9/19/2015
HP 940 XL BLACK INK CARTRIDGE
38.45
1
190
381
450
9/19/2015
BROTHER DRUM UNIT KITS
99.90
1
111
100
450
9/19/2015
ETHERNET SRVR ADPTRS
-875.96
1
190
350
450
190
600
450
REFUND
9/19/2015
SHIPPING
31.60
1
190
550
450
9/19/2015
CANON ROLLER KIT
69.99
1
190
553
450
9/19/2015
OFFICE SUPPLIES
147.56
1
190
550
450
9/19/2015
CONNECT MATH TEACHER
350.43
78
192
200
450
178
MTRLS
9/19/2015
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES
14.07
1
116
100
450
9/19/2015
MATH CONCEPTS BOOKS
864.12
78
192
200
450
Totals for -99073:
Chk_numb:
32560.99
-99072
9/19/2015
PHONE/HT-08/15
614.07
1
9/19/2015
PHONE/FM-08/15
466.95
1
715
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/PH-08/15
541.88
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/KAYHI-08/15
577.93
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/SMS-08/15
537.70
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/SO-08/15
98.43
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/BO-08/15
98.42
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/T-1'S INTERCONNS-08/15
8772.69
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/REV-08/15
267.38
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/SPED-08/15
98.42
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/CURR-0815
98.42
1
715
9/19/2015
WATER & SEWER/HT-08/15
2314.60
1
715
9/19/2015
ELECTRIC/KAYHI-08/15
9905.49
1
715
9/19/2015
ELECTRIC/HT-08/15
1973.70
1
715
9/19/2015
WATER & SEWER/KAYHI-08/15
5800.80
1
715
9/19/2015
WATER & SEWER/MAINT-07/15
504.75
1
715
178
2
Page
9/15/2015
Check Date
Vendor Name
Description
Amount
ion
Chk_numb:
9/19/2015
-99072
WATER & SEWER/RHS-08/15
1414.60
1
715
9/19/2015
BMO MASTERCARD
ELECTRIC/RHS-08/15
399.56
1
715
9/19/2015
WATER& SEWER/PIONEER
127.36
1
715
HM-08/15
9/19/2015
ONLINE AIMSWEB 1.0 ACCESS
199.00
1
715
9/19/2015
WATER & SEWER/CORR-08/15
96.52
1
715
9/19/2015
ELECTRIC/MAINT-07/15
696.01
1
715
9/19/2015
ELECTRIC/CORR-08/15
50.65
1
715
9/19/2015
WATER & SEWER/SMS-07/15
2629.41
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/KITCHEN-08/15
56.32
2
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/KCS-08/15
357.98
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/CORR-08/15
56.99
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/TSAS-08/15
293.91
1
715
9/19/2015
PHONE/MAINT-08/15
229.19
1
715
9/19/2015
WATER & SEWER/KCS-07/15
1183.17
1
715
9/19/2015
ELECTRIC/KCS-07/15
841.39
1
715
9/19/2015
ELECTRIC/FM-07/15
1527.19
1
715
9/19/2015
ELECTRIC/SMS-07/15
2323.55
1
715
9/19/2015
WATER & SEWER/TSAS-07/15
1183.17
1
715
9/19/2015
ELECTRIC/TSAS-07/15
841.39
1
715
Totals for -99072:
47178.99
Totals:
99942.77
103 records printed
Proj
3
Student Member’s Report
To:
Board of Education
From:
Cheyenne Mathews, Student Board Member
Date:
September 23, 2015
Two weekends ago Kayhi Football faced Juneau Douglas for the last home
meet of the season and Senior Night. While our Kings faced a defeat of 48-30 to
JD, school spirit was high and the turnout from both Pep Club and the student
body was great. In fact the first Pep Club meeting of the year had over 100
students
in
attendance.
That
same
weekend
Volleyball
played
Mount
Edgecumbe winning the Saturday matches. Finally, the Cross Country team had
a meet in Wrangell and a great number made personal records.
Over the Sept. 12-13 weekend, Swimming had a home swim meet, Cross
Country raced at Ward Lake, and Football traveled to Thunder Mountain for the
TM Senior Night. Volleyball left last Wednesday for a match in Juneau. Cross
Country also had a Pasta Feed on the 18th to raise money for regionals.
The Class Act mentor program had its first lunch meeting with freshmen on
Sept. 15, where mentors answered questions about Kayhi and ate a lunch
provided by Kayhi Culinary.
The first school dance of the year will be September 25. Kayhi Dance
Committee had its first meeting of the year to organize and plan the event.
Recently Pep Band voted for their co-directors. The Pep Band performs at the
Varsity Basketball games and will be led by seniors Lora Starr and Kiera O’Brien.
Rotary Youth Interact, which is not directly sponsored by the school but
comprised of Kayhi students, had its first lunch meeting of the year on Thursday to
begin planning community service events and fundraisers.
The National Honor Society is now accepting applications from juniors and
seniors who exemplify excellence in scholarship, leadership, service and
character. The induction ceremony for new members will be held in October.
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Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
333 Schoenbar Road
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Kgbsd.org
KGB-SD
Memo
To:
Board of Education
From:
Robert Boyle, Superintendent
CC:
file
Date:
September 23, 2015
Re:
Superintendent Report
Superintendent Report
Routines are actually highly productive, when it comes to schools. A scheduled effort in
instructional programs brings about a sense of confidence and predictability in how our
schools perform. This time of year we establish routines and we set forward a determined
effort to support student learning. Parents are encouraged to visit our schools and talk with
their child’s teacher(s) to gain an understanding of what their child will do at school each day.
From mid-September through early November is when a large portion of achievement for the
entire year takes place. We encourage parents to support their children in maintaining regular
school attendance. Being connected to the classroom, developing skills on the same pace as
their peer group and close friends, encourages academic gains. From now through the end
of November is prime student growth time!
Student achievement is noted with report cards, parent/teacher conferences,
communications through PowerSchool, and in discussions with your child. The standardized
tests required by the State of Alaska also provide information comparing student growth with
statewide performance averages. This time of the year is when we traditionally present the
results of tests given last year. Unfortunately the Department of Education has changed the
standards, changed the testing materials and even changed how students take tests. Instead
of SBA’s (standard based assessments from McGraw Hill) we now have AMP tests, Alaska
Measures of Progress (created by the Achievement and Assessment Institute (AAI) at the
University of Kansas). Instead of pencil and paper tests, students take the entire test online
with a digital device.
As a result of the changes at the Department of Education we do not have test results to
share at this time. We expect to have the results in October. We also expect the results to
look very different than previous scores. Until we have those results, we don’t know what to
present.
The Borough’s response to our fee waiving requests from services provided by the North
Tongass Fire Department and South Tongass Fire Department is attached. The letter from
Borough Manger Bockhorst explains his position on the requests.
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Student enrollment on September 17, 2015, shows 2,234 students. This number, as well as
which school they are enrolled, indicates our projections are solid. It appears that we will not
require additional staffing. For historical reference; the largest student enrollment was in 1997
with 2,856 students; smallest was 2009 with 2,126 ADM (average daily membership).
One issue on enrollment is preschool school. The enrollment at Fawn Mountain requires us
to add a bus route. There will be some children not enrolled in preschool, notably 5 at Pt.
Higgins.
Our last diesel fuel bill was $2.27 per gallon, well below our budgeted amount of $3.50.
However the Brent crude prices were in the $48 per barrel range, which continues to
pressure the State revenue picture.
Fall sports have been productive! All of the KGBSD teams have competed well. Several
programs, cross-country and football will wrap up fairly soon. Also, the selection of a new
Athletic Director will take place. Kayhi Principals Bob Marshall and Mike Rath put together a
committee and interviews will take place Tuesday September 22. We had a number of highly
qualified applicants. All of the applicants appear to have strong athletic credentials and we
are excited to see the outcome.
The routine of school does not limit the exciting aspect of learning, activities and the social
engagement of being at school. We will be ready for report cards and parent teacher
conferences before you know it.
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1900 First Avenue, Suite 210, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
● telephone: (907) 228-6625 ● fax (907) 228-6684
Office of the Borough Manager
September 14, 2015
Mr. Robert Boyle
Superintendent
333 Schoenbar Road
Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
Re: Request for Waiver of North and South Tongass Service Area Charges
Dear Superintendent Boyle:
Thank you for your request of September 2 for “a [waiver] from North and South Tongass Fire Department
charges” for the School District. I am unable to support the request because it:
1. conflicts with generally accepted accounting principles;
2. clashes with long-standing Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly policy;
3. would have an effect that is opposite of the fiscal effect desired by the District; and
4. would create great hardship for the two service areas in question and the residents they serve.
In order that you and School Board Members may understand the barriers that stand in the way of the
requested waiver, an explanation is provided below of the policy, accepted practice, and governmental
accounting principles that constrain the Borough. The consequences of the proposed waiver on the service
areas and large numbers of Borough residents are also addressed below.
Scope of the Request
To be clear, the request seeks a waiver of all Payment-in-Lieu-of-Tax (PILT) charges for services to the
Borough School District rendered through the Borough’s South Tongass Service Area (STSA) and the
Borough’s North Tongass Fire and Emergency Medical Service Area (NTSA).
For FY 2016, those charges to the School District total $58,494 ($38,400 for the STSA and $20,094 for the
NTSA). The charges are based on the service area property tax levies borne by owners of taxable property in
those service areas (3.2 mills for STSA and 1.7 mills for NTSA) applied to the value of school facilities in the
respective service areas. As addressed on page 5 of this response, the Borough provides funding each year to
the District under AS 14.17.410(c) that is specifically designated to be used by the District to pay those PILT
charges.
Services provided to the School District by the STSA include:
 Mountain Point water utility, which provides potable water and is also integral to fire protection of
the Fawn Mountain Elementary School and other properties (21.875% of the STSA tax levy – which
accounts for $8,400 of the PILT charge to the District – is allocated to support the Mountain Point
water utility operated by the STSA);
Superintendent Boyle
September 14, 2015
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Fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS) to 257 or so students while traveling
throughout the STSA on school buses and other means of transportation to and from preschool
through sixth grade classes at Fawn Mountain Elementary School;i
Fire protection and EMS services to those same 257 students while they are attending preschool
through sixth grade at Fawn Mountain Elementary School;
Fire protection and EMS services to 45 or so District staff employed at Fawn Mountain Elementary
School;ii
Fire protection and EMS services to parents,
classroom volunteers, and members of the
public at the school for school-related events or
business;
Fire protection to the buildings at the Fawn
Mountain Elementary School valued at
$12,000,000 (note: fire protection lowers
insurance costs of the District);
Fire protection and EMS services to an
estimated 140 middle school and high school
students who live in the STSA, but travel on
school buses and other means of
STSA Medic Unit and STSA Employees Standby at the “Home
transportation to attend middle school and
of the Kings” – Esther Shea Track and Field – during the
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high school outside the STSA; and
September 12, 2015 Football Game between the JuneauFire protection and EMS services to KGBSD
Douglas High School and the Ketchikan High School
student athletes, visiting student athletes,
District staff, and spectators who attend school-sanctioned events at the Esther Shea Track & Field.
Fire protection services and emergency medical services provided by the NTSA extend to:
 Fire protection and EMS services to 253 or so students while traveling throughout the NTSA on
school buses and other means of transportation to and from preschool through sixth grade classes at
Point Higgins Elementary School;iv
 253 students that attend preschool through sixth grade at Point Higgins Elementary School,
 37 District staff employed at Point Higgins Elementary School; v
 Fire protection and EMS services to parents, classroom volunteers, and members of the public at the
school for school-related events or business;
 Fire protection to the buildings at the Point Higgins Elementary School valued at $11,820,000 (again,
fire protection lowers insurance costs of the District);
 an estimated 228 middle school and high school students who live in the NTSA but travel on school
buses and other means of transportation to attend middle school and high school outside the NTSA. vi
The Proposed Waiver Conflicts with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Used By the Borough
The Borough fairly, reasonably, and consistently allocates direct and indirect costs in accordance with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). It is in accordance with these principles that the STSA and
NTSA PILT charges are applied to the District.
It is in accordance with these same principles that agreement was recently reached whereby the Borough will
pay the District for maintenance of certain Borough vehicles by the School District maintenance staff. That
September 14, 2015
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agreement serves our mutual interests (as does the arrangement for STSA and NTSA PILT charges). It is
efficient and economical for the Borough, and better utilizes capacities of the District.
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board, in its prescribed GAAP, endorses the use of Full Cost
Accounting Principles, which recognize the full costs of all resources used or committed in support of
operations.
Given the certainty of increased fiscal challenges in the foreseeable future, it is more critical now than ever
that costs are fairly, reasonably, and consistently reflected for the Borough and the Borough School District.
The Proposed Waiver Clashes with Borough Assembly Policy
State law restricts how particular Borough revenues may be expended. AS 29.35.110(a) states, “Borough
revenues received through taxes collected on an areawide basis by the borough may be expended on general
administrative costs and on areawide functions only.” AS 29.35.110(a) also states that, “Borough revenues
received through taxes collected on a nonareawide basis may be expended on general administrative costs
and functions that render service only to the area outside all cities in the borough.”
Thus, AS 29.35.110(a) allows both areawide and nonareawide Borough tax revenues to be used for “general
administrative costs.” Examples of general administrative costs include accounting, procurement, legal
services, personnel services, automation and information technology, recordkeeping, management, and
other services.
However, through the adoption of annual Borough budgets, the Assembly has long applied the Full Cost
Accounting Principles and AS 29.35.110(a) such that each Borough service area bears its reasonably
estimated pro rata share of general administrative costs. Similar charges are imposed on Borough enterprise
fund operations such as the Ketchikan International Airport, and certain other special funds. For FY 2016,
these charges amount to nearly $570,000 as outlined below:
South Tongass Service Area
North Tongass Service Area
Loring Service Area
Waterfall Service Area
Mud Bight Service Area
Nichols View Service Area
Forest Park Service Area
Gold Nugget Service Area
Homestead Service Area
Economic Development Fund
Land Trust Fund
Airport Enterprise Fund
Wastewater Enterprise Fund
Total
$63,745
$50,339
$2,717
$1,416
$1,086
$500
$5,253
$1,920
$2,459
$66,682
$100,686
$220,773
$51,992
$569,568
September 14, 2015
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Just as the Assembly has long required service areas, enterprise funds, and certain other funds to bear a
reasonable proportion of the general administrative costs attributed to those components, the Assembly also
requires the School District to bear its reasonable share of service area costs.
As is the case with cost charges to the service areas, the Assembly’s policy reflects conformance with Full
Cost Accounting Principles. It also reflects AS 29.35.470(a), which limits the levying of service area taxes,
charges, and assessments to pay only for the special services that are provided in the service area in which
the taxes, charges, and assessments are levied. In other words – the Assembly’s policy ensures that service
areas do not bear the burden of supporting Borough areawide or nonareawide functions.
The Assembly’s policy and practice of charging the District for a share of service area costs also has its roots
in the formation of the Homestead Road Service Area nearly nine years ago.
Homestead Road, which provides access to the Fawn Mountain Elementary School, was constructed, paved,
lighted, and initially maintained exclusively as an exercise of the Borough’s areawide education powers; and it
was funded as such.vii
On December 4, 2006, the Borough Assembly adopted Resolution Number 2016, directing Borough staff to
evaluate the prospect of forming the Borough Homestead Road Service Area. That evaluation was completed
on December 29, 2006 in the form of a report to the Assembly.
On January 15, 2007, the Assembly introduced Ordinance No. 1424, providing for the creation of the
Homestead Service Area. On February 5, 2007, the Assembly adopted the ordinance. Ordinance No. 1424
took effect on February 20, 2007, the day following the next regular meeting after the adoption of the
ordinance, and the Homestead Road Service Area was thus created.
Maintenance of Homestead Road as an exercise of the Borough’s areawide education powers ceased on
February 19, 2007 with the creation of Homestead Road Service Area. On February 20, 2007, the Borough
began to maintain Homestead Road as an exercise of its powers of road maintenance and street lighting on a
service area basis.
It is important to recognize that the School District was as much a beneficiary of the maintenance and lighting
of Homestead Road on February 20, 2007, as it had been on February 19, 2007. The December 29, 2006
report to the Assembly which led to the creation of the service area noted, “Without question, safe and
reliable vehicle access over Old Homestead Road is required for Fawn Mountain School.” Eventually, as
privately owned property within the Homestead Service area was developed, the owners of those developed
properties relieved the District of bearing the full cost of maintaining Homestead Road.
Under the terms of Ordinance No. 1424, codified as Chapter 14.70 KGBC, Homestead Road Service Area fees
are set by the Assembly annually by resolution. The law provides that fees are allocated to each parcel in the
service area, regardless of tax exempt status, by multiplying the estimated trip generation percentage of that
parcel as a proportion of all trips on Homestead Road. That figure is then applied to the approved budget for
the service area. This policy provides that the School District will continue to pay an appropriate share of the
cost of the service area operations based on use.
Waiving the STSA and NTSA service area charges as requested by the District would force those two service
areas to bear the cost of an areawide function. One would reasonably anticipate that granting the waiver
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request would then lead to requests by the District to waive its charges for maintenance of Homestead Road,
charges for District officials and students regarding Airport parking fees and Airport ferry fees, wastewater
fees, the portion of Mountain Point water utility costs not funded through services area taxes, and other
costs fairly and reasonably allocated to the District.viii Granting such waivers would obscure the full cost of
School District operations and simply shift financial burdens to others in the service areas, nonareawide
residents, Airport users, and others.
The Proposed Waiver Would Not Provide the Financial Relief Desired By the District
As part of its annual funding for schools, the Borough Assembly appropriates funds in the following three
separate categories:
(1) the Required Local Contribution under AS 14.17.410(b)(2);
(2) voluntary contributions under AS 14.17.410(c) to be used for school proposes at the discretion of the
School Board; and
(3) voluntary contributions under AS 14.17.410(c) to be used as a grant to fund contractual services
provided by the Borough to the District, including the two service area fees at issue.
For FY 2016, the latter specifically included $31,368 for fire protection and emergency medical services to the
Fawn Mountain School, with provisions for a $7,200 increase if the Assembly raised the STSA mill rate (which
it did); and $20,094 for fire protection and emergency medical services to Point Higgins School, with
provisions for a $4,567 increase if the Assembly raised the NTSA mill rate (which it did not).
If the charges are waived as the District requests, it would follow that the grant funding to pay those charges
would be reduced accordingly. Thus, the District would gain no fiscal benefit.
Moreover, if the Borough were to make such a policy change, in treating all citizens in the Borough equitably,
the Assembly might be compelled to consider eliminating charges for general administrative costs for each
service area, the Ketchikan International Airport, and other funds.
Eliminating the allocation of general administrative costs, as is currently done, would reduce Borough
General Fund resources by approximately $570,000 annually. That would put a further significant strain on
resources for areawide functions, schools included.
The Proposed Waiver Would Create Great Hardship for the Service Areas In Question
Imagine the reaction to a $1.1 million cut to the School District General Fund during the current school year.
Based on the District’s latest program-based budget posted online,ix the following cuts would be immediately
necessary if such a cut occurred:
Certified Counselor
Activities Funds
Tech Network Maintenance
Schoenbar Middle School Assistant Principal
Operation and Maintenance Supplies
Curriculum Materials
Operation and Maintenance Supplies
$43,185
$200,000
$100,000
$113,000
$100,000
$128,000
$50,000
September 14, 2015
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Ketchikan High School Supplies 50%
Schoenbar Middle School Supplies 50%
Revilla High School Supplies 50%
Elementary School Supplies 50%
Activities Funds
Wellness Coordinator
Total
$74,500
$32,000
$11,250
$86,500
$100,000
$56,300
$1,094,735
The cuts above represent the equivalent of the cuts to the STSA that would be necessary to offset the
District’s waiver request if it were approved.
The Borough Assembly has authorized expenditures in the amount of $1,128,398 for the STSA in the current
fiscal year. The waiver requested by the District would amount to a 3.4% cut in funding for the STSA. That
would be equivalent to cutting $1,094,735 from the School District’s $32,198,096 General Fund Budget.
With the support of the STSA Board, the Borough Assembly raised the service area property tax levy for the
South Tongass by 23% this year. Additionally, last year, the Assembly raised South Tongass Service Area
water fees by 10%. Those fees were raised again this year by 19%. Waiver of the STSA PILT charge requested
by the District would necessitate further significant increases in STSA taxes and fees.
Granting the waiver request would shift the full cost of the School District’s share of service area costs to
others in the service area. It is ultimately the residents and property owners of the service area that would
exclusively bear the burden of the School District’s share of service area costs.
Impacts on the NTSA would be similar. Expenditures authorized for the NTSA in the current fiscal year
amount to $896,396. The requested waiver is equivalent to 2.25% of the NTSA’s budget.
The NTSA Fund is projected to have a negative balance of $15,816 at the end of this fiscal year. Elimination
of the $20,094 NTSA PILT payment requested by the District would add to the projected year-end deficit for
the NTSA, increasing it by 127 percent to $35,910.
Again, 100% of the School District’s share of NTSA costs would be shifted to others in the service area; forcing
them to bear the burden for supporting an areawide Borough service.
Other considerations
In making your request on September 2, you stated that the City of Ketchikan does not charge the District for
fire or EMS. That is incorrect. While the City of Ketchikan does not charge the District directly for fire
protection and EMS; the District pays for those services indirectly in different ways. Two are mentioned
below.
First, the City charges the Borough’s STSA and NTSA for dispatch services for fire and EMS calls. The proceeds
from those charges underwrite City fire protection and EMS costs. The charges to the STSA and NTSA are
paid through the service area fees imposed on those that benefit from services in the two Borough service
areas, including the District.
September 14, 2015
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v
Source: Point Higgins Elementary School Staff Directory online at http://kgbsd.org/domain/714
vi
The NTSA includes an estimated 22.26% of the Borough’s population (3,000/13,477 based on 2010 federal Census
data). 228 students represent the same total-population-based percentage of students who attend middle school and
high school applied to the student attendance figures reported in the Ketchikan Daily News, September 2, 2015, page 14
(1,023 X .2226 = 228).
vii
Creation of the Homestead Service Area: Manager's Report Pursuant To Borough Code 50.05.030, page 2, December
29, 2006.
viii
Requests by School District staff for waivers of Airport fees have been denied previously. School District officials have
also objected to payment of contractual charges for Borough facilities and services such as the Aquatic Center and fields.
Moreover, the District recently requested that the City of Ketchikan waive harbor moorage fees for the Jack Cotant.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
AGENDA STATEMENT
No 7
MEETING OF September 23, 2015
Item Title
**POLICY**
Procedure: (1) Citizens may give public comment regarding the subject of the hearing; (2) the public
hearing is closed; (3) opportunity for Board discussion and Board decision. (A separate public hearing
will be held for each policy.)
A. Motion to approve the new Board Policy 5146 – Married/Pregnant/Parenting Students, in second
reading.
Students
BP 5146(a)
MARRIED/PREGNANT/PARENTING STUDENTS
Note: The following sample policy may be revised or deleted as appropriate.
The School Board believes that marriage, pregnancy, and parenting should not serve as barriers
to a quality education, or constitute a reason for dropping out of school. Married, pregnant, and
parenting students in the district shall have access to the same educational opportunities and
services as all other students in the district.
Note: Title IX of federal law forbids sex discrimination in any school receiving federal assistance. No such
school may deny participation in a class or extracurricular activity because of a student's pregnancy, childbirth,
false pregnancy, abortion, parenthood or marital status unless the student requests otherwise. If a student's
physician requires her to be absent for a period of time due to pregnancy, childbirth or abortion, the school must
allow such leave and subsequently reinstate her to the status she had when the leave began. The school cannot
require pregnant students to attend special programs for pregnant minors. 34 CFR 106.40.
The following paragraph represents possible program choices for this special, high-risk student group and should
be modified to represent the programs currently provided in your school system.
The instructional program provided for pregnant students shall be determined on a case-by-case
basis and shall be appropriate to the student's individual needs. The student may continue
attending school in the regular classroom setting, may attend a separate program established for
pregnant students if available, or may pursue a home instruction or correspondence study
program.
Wherever possible, program staff shall work closely with the pregnant student's partner and/or
parents/guardians and shall collaborate with local public and private agencies in order to expand
the student's learning opportunities and support system.
After the birth of her baby, a student may continue in or return to the regular school program, or
remain in an alternative program. A pregnant student’s participation in an alternative program is
voluntary.
Note: The following optional paragraphs may be revised to reflect district practice. According to the USDOE
pamphlet Supporting the Academic Success of Pregnant and Parenting Students under Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972, when necessary to ensure a pregnant student’s access to the educational program, the
district must make adjustments to the regular program that are reasonable and responsive to the student’s
temporary pregnancy status. Examples in the USDOE pamphlet include providing a larger desk, allowing
frequent trips to the restroom, or permitting temporary access to elevators as necessary. The school also must
provide any services to pregnant students that it provides to other students with temporary medical conditions,
such as at-home instruction or tutoring for students who miss school because of such medical conditions. The
USDOE publication lists additional programs and strategies that, although not required by federal law, may assist
in addressing the needs of pregnant and parenting students.
OPTIONAL: When necessary, the district shall provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant
and parenting students to enable them to access the educational program. A pregnant student
shall have access to any services available to other students with temporary disabilities or
medical conditions. A student that breastfeeds shall have access to a private location, other than
a restroom, to breastfeed or express milk for her infant child.
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Students
BP 5146(b)
MARRIED/PREGNANT/PARENTING STUDENTS (Continued)
Pregnant or parenting students may request exemption from attendance because of personal
reasons which may relate to the care of the student or child.
(cf. 5112.1 - Exemptions)
Pregnant or parenting students may be excused for absences related to medical appointments.
(cf. 5113 – Absences and Excuses)
The superintendent or designee will grant a student an attendance exemption or excused absence
due pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, and related recovery for as
long as it is deemed medically necessary by her physician. At the conclusion of the absences the
student will be reinstated to the status she held when the absence began.
(cf. 5112.1 – Exemptions from attendance)
Legal Reference:
TITLE IX, EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972
Revised 3/2015
AASB POLICY REFERENCE MANUAL
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KETCHIKAN GATEW AY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular meeting of September 9, 2015
CALL TO ORDER; PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE; ROLL CALL
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Board of Education met in regular session on the 9th day of September
2015, in the Ketchikan Borough Assembly Chambers. Board President Michelle O’Brien called the meeting
to order at 6:00 p.m.
Board Member Stephen Bradford was absent and excused from the meeting. The following members were
present to establish a quorum and due notice had been published: Board President Michelle O’Brien; Vice
President Dave Timmerman; Clerk Treasurer Ralph Beardsworth; Board Member Trevor Shaw; Board
Member Glenn J. Brown; Board Member Conan Steele; and Student Board Member Cheyenne Mathews.
Administrative staff consisted of the following: Superintendent Robert Boyle; Business Manager Adam
Thompson; Director of Special Services Terri Jeppsen; Curriculum Director Shannon Sines; Human
Resources Director Rick Rafter; and Administrative Assistant Myrna Johannsen.
Building principals and administrators present were: Point Higgins Principal Tony Sines; Schoenbar Principal
Casey Robinson; Schoenbar Teacher Gerri Davis; Fawn Mt. School Counselor Derek Meister; and Ketchikan
High School Counselor Natasha O’Brien.
VISITORS
Matt Tibbles; Katie Powers; Kaileigh Krosse; Eliah Anderson; Sarah Andreasen; Leif Svenson; Jake Avila;
Kiera O’Brien; Kenny Johnson; Corbin Shaw; Mikhail Bolshakoff; Jessie Irish; Sylvan Blankenship; and
Brennen Schulz.
OATH OF OFFICE
Superintendent Boyle administered the Oath of Office to Student Representative Cheyenne Mathews.
“I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the
Constitution of the State of Alaska, and that I will honestly, faithfully, and impartially discharge my duties
as a school board member to the best of my ability.”
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Student Board Member Cheyenne Mathews introduced the 2015-2016 Student Body Association and the
Senior Class Officers: SBA Vice President Katie Powers; SBA Secretary Kaileigh Krosse; SBA Parliamentarian
Eliah Anderson; Senior President Sylvan Blankenship; and Senior Vice President Leif Svenson.
CITIZEN REMARKS
There were no citizen remarks.
INFORMATION & REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
Borough Assembly/School District Liaison Committee Meeting: Ms. O’Brien and Mr. Shaw attended the
meeting. There will not be a meeting in October. The next meeting is scheduled on November 10, 2015.
§ Student Safety Program: finalizing the complex plans that include short-term plans for student safety and
long terms plans for safety and security upgrades for the District.
§ Capitol Improvement Projects: discussed and prioritizing projects for in-house and lobbying the Borough,
and the Executive Lobbying Committee prioritized four projects on the CIP list.
DRAFT meeting minutes of September 9, 2015
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Borough Assembly Meeting: Superintendent Robert Boyle attended the meeting.
§ Authorized a grant for the Ketchikan High School Biomass Boiler Construction Application.
§ Awarded a $278,000 contract to Three Dog Construction for the Valley Park Bus Pullout Renovation
Project.
§ Authorized the School District request for an increase in expenditure authority budget $78,943,000.00 for
FY15.
Mr. Steele and Mr. Timmerman reported that the approval of the amendment in the contract for the K&L
Gates for legal service related to the District funding litigation was mentioned in the USA Today magazine.
School Board Clerk Treasurer Ralph Beardsworth provided a handout that detailed his idea for the School
Board members to volunteer to write articles for Spotlight On Schools, a bi-weekly report in the Ketchikan
Daily News. The purpose would be to showcase positive happenings at schools with three goals: increase
public awareness of activities that positively affect students and staff; increase board members
communication and accountability to the public; and to demonstrate knowledge of District activities.
CLAIMS FOR INFORMATION
The Board had no questions or comments regarding claims.
REPORTS AND/OR PRESENTATIONS – SUPERINTENDENT/STAFF
Student Member’s Report:
• Boys Cross-Country took fourth place in Sitka, and the girls took third. Volleyball had a 6-6 overall record
at the jamboree in Sitka, and the Kayhi football team won 33-14 in Eagle River.
• Freshman Student Body Association officers will be elected early September, a room in Kayhi has been
designated for SBA use, and Kayhi teacher Rebecca Bowlen has taken over as the SBA Advisor.
• Kayhi has five new exchange students and seven new teachers.
• Current activities include: Academic Decathlon, Dance Team, Competitive Speech and Debate,
Swimming, Journalism and National Art Honor Society.
Superintendent’s Report:
• Student counts are fluctuating, but are currently higher that the original projections. This could mean
additional funds for the District if the counts remain high during the official counting period.
• Houghtaling Elementary has a large Kindergarten population, but not large enough to need another
teacher. Administration is monitoring the enrollment numbers, and will make recommendations for
additional paraprofessionals or changes as needed.
• Increased enrollment counts and student transfers from Fast Track to traditional schools could mean an
increase in Transportation funds for the School District if numbers remain high during the counting period
in October.
• Bussing was challenging for the first few days of school due to complications from busses breaking down,
drivers new to the community, and students getting on the wrong busses.
• The budget authority expenditure request to the Borough to accommodate the TERS & PERS money
pass-through was approved.
• The request for a moorage fee exemption for the Jack Cotant fishing vessel will go to the Harbormaster
Advisory Counsel.
• Mr. Boyle attended a SERRC meeting in Juneau and talked with other superintendents about AMP
Testing results and the value of quality teachers vs. testing.
Superintendent Boyle asked Business Manger Adam Thompson to give an audit update to the School
Board. Mr. Thompson reported that the auditing team from Altman Rogers completed their onsite auditing
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of the School District, and there were no findings at the exit meeting. There is an October 15 deadline in
the contract with Altman Rogers to submit their completed audit to the District, but this will be complicated
by State’s handling of the TERs and PERs contributions and the need to wait for the State’s report
scheduled to release the first week of October. Mr. Boyle commented that the carryover from FY15 to FY16
could be as high as $100,000.
Mr. Shaw approved of the revised Board Goals, and Ms. O’Brien asked that it be brought back for action.
**PUBLIC HEARING - POLICY**
MOTION to approve revisions to Board Policy 5146 – Married/Pregnant/Parenting Students, in first
reading.
Moved by: SHAW; Second by: STEELE
PUBLIC HEARING: There was no public comment.
DISCUSSION: Mr. Shaw questioned the need for this policy commenting that the policy may not be
necessary because “this is common sense.” Mr. Boyle said it is common practice in the District. Ms. O’Brien
noted that Superintendents and Boards change, and might be needed in the future. Mr. Brown shared his
understanding that is it is common policy for districts, and that it is a broad statement.
AMENDMENT:
MOTION to amend proposed Board Policy 5146 (a) the first paragraph to read as follows: The School Board
believes that marriage, pregnancy, and parenting should not serve as barriers to a quality education, or
constitute a reason for dropping out of school. Married, pregnant, and parenting students in the district
shall have access to the same educational opportunities and services as all other students in the district.
Moved by: SHAW; Second by: TIMMERMAN
DISCUSSION: Mr. Shaw asked that the amendment carry the motion.
ROLL CALL on Amendment: CARRIES THE MOTION/AMENDMENT
YES – Student Member, CHEYENNE MATHEWS
YES – BEARDSWORTH, STEELE, O’BRIEN, TIMMERMAN, SHAW
NO – BROWN
AMENDMENT & MOTION PASSED
This will be brought back for a second reading.
CONSENT CALENDAR
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Motion to approve the regular meeting minutes of August 26, 2015.
Motion to approve the offer of a teaching contract to Shay LeBeau for the 2015-2016 school year.
Motion to approve the Early Graduation Request #01-16 from Kayhi for a specific student.
Motion to approve the Early Graduation Request #02-16 from Kayhi for a specific student.
MOTION PASSES
NEW BUSINESS
MOTION to approve a new Athletic Director Job Description that includes transportation supervision
duties and requires a Type B administrative certificate.
Moved by: SHAW; Second by: BEARDSWORTH
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DISCUSSION: Mr. Brown questioned whether adding duties to an already busy job would be too much for
the position, and Mr. Boyle commented that the bulk of the transportation duties would be handled at the
start of the school year. Mr. Timmerman asked if the duties moved from the Kayhi Assistant Principal
position and the additional transportation duties would require an administrative certificate. Mr. Boyle
commented that coach evaluation may not require an administrative certificate, student discipline would,
and transportation duties would require certification if a student was losing transportation rights.
Human Resources Director Rick Rafter explained the difference in the number of days per position. The
Activities Coordinator is year round with 220 days, and has been that amount of workdays for years as a
classified position. The proposed Activities Coordinator/Transportation Supervisor is a year round
administrative position with 195 days, which is the same amount of workdays as some assistant principals.
Mr. Rafter explained that in the KLL Agreement positions are defined by workdays, and that defines salaries.
Selecting a 195 workdays makes this transition to an administrative position affordable for the District.
Mr. Boyle shared that in the past the Athletic Director was an administrative position, but due to funding
cuts it was changed to a classified position. He explained that he believes that the transportation duties can
be done within the same job, and it is a stable funding mechanism.
ROLL CALL:
YES – O’BRIEN, BEARDSWORTH, STEELE
NO – TIMMERMAN, BROWN, SHAW
MOTION FAILED
MOTION to approve the School Board meeting date and location change from November 11 at the
Borough Assembly Chambers to November 18 at the Saxman Community Center.
DISCUSSION: Mr. Steele questioned the expenditure amount of $40,000 listed, and the Superintendent
explained that this was a typing error. He said that the cost of the event would be much lower, and listed
the hall rental around $600, dancer fees, and food as expected expenses. Ms. O’Brien and Mr. Timmerman
requested that administration request that the City of Saxman waive or reduce the rental fee.
ROLL CALL:
YES – SHAW, TIMMERMAN, BROWN, STEELE, O’BRIEN, BEARDSWORTH
MOTION PASSED
MOTION to approve the submissions of new AASB Resolutions 2.46 and new Resolution 2.47.
DISCUSSION: Mr. Shaw proposed an amendment aiming to strengthen the wording of Resolution 2.46.
AMENDMENT:
MOTION to Substitute proposed AASB Resolution 2.46 with Amendment #1 to Item 11c. The substitute will
amend proposed AASB Resolution 2.46 to read:
“(New) 2.46 URGING THE LEGISLATURE TO REQUIRE A SUPER-MAJORITY VOTE FOR
UNFUNDED EDUCATIONAL MANDATES
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AASB urges the Alaska Legislature to avoid unfunded mandates when establishing policies and programs
for K-12 education, and to require a super-majority vote of each body of the legislature to enact those
policies and programs that do not have concurrent funding from the State of Alaska.
Rationale. AASB recognizes the necessity of providing public schools with policy direction. With limited
funding and limited resources due to significant revenue shortfalls, unfunded mandates should be
increasingly limited. Passing any educational mandate that is not supported by a fiscal note should
require a super-majority vote. Furthermore, even if a mandate has no fiscal note, it exhausts staff time that
could be allocated elsewhere. The majority of mandates presented by the Department of Education and
Early Development claim no fiscal note or impact to the state; however, the fiscal impact and financial
burden still falls onto local school districts. These mandates are invasive to the educational process,
limiting local school boards in their flexibility and autonomy to improve and govern local schools. In
general unfunded mandates are broad brush corrective measures used to address limited scope issues at
specific locations and should not be adopted, except, in emergency situations.”
DISCUSSION: There was no discussion.
ROLL CALL on Amendment:
YES – BEARDSWORTH, O’BRIEN, STEELE, TIMMERMAN, SHAW, BROWN
MOTION PASSED
DISCUSSION: Mr. Brown commented that this is a great effort by the Association of Alaska School Boards,
and shared that this is very similar to happenings in Pennsylvania 15 years ago.
ROLL CALL on Amended Main Motion:
YES – BROWN, BEARDSWORTH, O’BRIEN, SHAW, STEELE, TIMMERMAN
MOTION PASSED
DISCUSSION
Administration of Prescribed and Over-the-Counter Medication: The Board voiced their approval, and the
Superintendent commented that administration would add this to the policy manual.
Continuing Discussion on Excellent Education Enhancement: There was no Board discussion.
Administrative Regulation 3550 - Food Service: Superintendent Boyle commented that this Administrative
Regulation prepared by the Wellness Coordinator Emily Henry is in response to Mr. Beardsworth’s request
at the previous School Board meeting. Mr. Beardsworth said that he approved, and Mr. Boyle commented
that administration would add this to the policy manual.
CITIZEN REMARKS
There were no citizen remarks.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
Board Member Glenn Brown thanked Business Manager Adam Thompson for his work on the audit.
Board Member Conan Steele commented that the Seattle School District’s teachers are on strike.
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ADVANCED PLANNING
• Board President Michelle O’Brien will be the Media Contact for September 10, 2015, and the
Superintendent will fill in if needed.
• The School Board agenda-setting meeting will be September 14, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. in the
Superintendent’s Office.
• Superintended Robert Boyle will be representing the School District at the Welcome to Ketchikan event
hosted by the United States Coast Guard on September 22, 2015.
• The next Board meeting will be September 23, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Borough Assembly Chambers,
and Board President Michelle O’Brien will not be in attendance.
• The Joint Work Session between the Borough Assembly and the School District will be October 26, 2015.
• The School Climate and Connectedness Survey Presentation will be October 28, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. in the
Borough Assembly Chambers.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made and seconded for adjournment. Without objection, the school board meeting was
adjourned at 7:18 p.m.
6
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District September 10, 2015
TO: Mr. Boyle, Superintendent of Schools
FR: Rick Rafter
RE: LWOP request
Mr. Boyle,
Marissa Hockema, a paraprofessional at Ketchikan High School is requesting LWOP for the remainder of the 20152016 school year. Ms. Hockema is requesting LWOP due to her serious health conditions. I recommend that Ms. Hockema be allowed to take the requested LWOP for the remainder of the 2015
2016 school year. Per negotiated agreement this request must be approved by the school board. Rick Rafter, Director of Human Resources
333 Schoenbar Road, Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone 9072472113; fax 9072252356
[email protected]
BOARD OF EDUCATION
AGENDA STATEMENT
No
10
Item Title:
NEW BUSINESS
A. Motion to approve a School District TRS and PERS letter to the Alaska Department of Administration.
B. Motion to a Budget Transfer from Testing Supplies to Training.
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued two
new statements, GASB 67 and 68, which impact how public
pension plans and government employers, respectively,
account for pension liabilities. The statements provide a
consistent way for plans and employers to report pension
liabilities. The Borough, the School District, and the
State all comply with GASB standards.
GASB 67 and 68 adopt new terminology and methods for
measuring public pension liabilities. In lieu of measuring
the “unfunded actuarial accrued liability,” the GASB
statements measure the “Net Pension Liability.” Actuarial
smoothing is eliminated from the Net Pension Liability
calculation, which requires use of mark-to-market fair
valuation of assets.
For cost-sharing multiple employer pension plans GASB 67
requires public pension plans to report the Net Pension
Liability for the pension plan. GASB 68 requires that the
Net Pension Liability be allocated to participating
employers and that those employers book the allocated Net
Pension Liability on their balance sheet.
In cases where a “non-employer” governmental entity is
“legally responsible for making contributions directly to a
pension plan” and such contributions are not dependent on
certain factors unrelated to pensions, the non-employer
entity must report the portion of the Net Pension Liability
attributable to such special funding on its balance sheet.
Following consultation with the Department of Law, the
Department of Administration has determined the State is
not legally responsible for PERS and TRS employer Net
Pension Liabilities other than the allocated Net Pension
Liability for the State of Alaska as an employer.
The position taken by the State overestimates the Borough’s
and School District’s liability, and understates the
State’s liability. Resolution 2613 and the letter to
Department of Administration Chief Financial Officer Kevin
Worley
object
and
identify
errors
in
the
State’s
methodology.
GASB 67 takes effect for public pension plans for the FY
2014 CAFR. GASB 68 takes effect for government employers
for the FY 2015 CAFR.
Note: GASB 67 and 68 apply only to accounting for
liabilities associated with pension benefits, and do not
apply to liabilities associated with “Other Post-Employment
Benefits,” i.e., health and life insurance benefits. GASB
will likely release similar statements governing OPEB
liabilities at some point in the foreseeable future.
1900 First Avenue, Suite 210, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
● telephone: (907) 228-6625 ● fax (907) 228-6684
Office of the Borough Manager September 22, 2015 Kevin Worley Chief Financial Officer Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Retirement and Benefits P.O. Box 110203 Juneau, Alaska 99811 Dear Mr. Worley, On September 8, 2015, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District each received a letter Dated September 1, 2015, from you in your capacity as Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Administration, Division of Retirement and Benefits. That letter, copy attached, advised the Borough and the School District that the State of Alaska would be implementing GASB 68 and would be publishing “a schedule that sets out for each employer: 1) The employer contribution and non-‐employer contribution, and 2) The net pension liability attributable to employer contribution and net pension liability attributable to non-‐employer contribution.” The letter indicates an expected final release date of “around the first week of October 2015.” The September 1, 2015 letter indicates that following consultation with the Department of Law, the Department of Administration has determined the State is not legally responsible for PERS and TRS employer Net Pension Liabilities other than the allocated Net Pension Liability for the State of Alaska as an employer. The letter further states that the State of Alaska will only be reporting the net pension liability attributable to employer contribution on its balance sheet. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough and the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District are very concerned about this approach by the State of Alaska for several reasons. These include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) The September 1, 2015 letter, and the schedule of employer and non-‐employer contributions and allocation of net pension liability, is an action that requires adoption of a regulation in accordance with the procedures of the Alaska Administrative Procedures Act, that process is not being followed. Any methodology for such an allocation must comply with appropriate rulemaking procedures, and be subject to review and appeal. A regulation includes “every rule, regulation, order, or standard of general application or the amendment, supplement, or revision of a rule, regulation, order, or standard adopted by a state agency to implement, interpret, or make specific the law enforced or administered by it, or to govern its procedure, except one that relates only to the internal management of a state agency” AS 44.62.640(3). The allocation method is clearly not simply a matter of the internal management of a state agency. It is a standard of general application that materially impacts numerous municipalities, school districts, and other entities that participate in TRS or PERS. 2) The allocations proposed are an administrative determination. When those allocations become a final decision they are a final administrative decision by the administrator which is subject to appeal under AS Mr. Kevin Worley September 22, 2015 Page 2 14.25.006 for TRS and AS 39.35.006 for PERS. As such, the final allocation distribution must provide the appropriate statement as to the finality and the period and method for filing an appeal from the determination of the allocated liability of each entity. 3) The draft allocations are materially flawed for several reasons. First, because the State comingles PERS funds in the Retirement Reserve Account (RRA), and has done so since 1971, it is impossible to accurately allocate either assets or liabilities to any single PERS employer. The State cannot identify the individual contributions or liabilities attributable to each employer based upon the pay rate and duration of employment of a PERS or TRS retiree with that employer. Second, the legislation setting the employer contribution rate at 22% in AS 39.35.255, which was part of a resolution of the problem caused by the State created and operated PERS system, cannot be ignored. The State had mishandled its fiduciary duty to PERS participating employers by not requiring adequate contributions to fund the retirement system, and the 22% statutory contribution rate was a solution to this problem. It sets a specific legal demarcation of the extent of PERS employer liability. Any attempt at allocation that differs from the statutory obligation currently in effect is unsupported by either facts or legal obligation, and misstates the liability of employer entities. Third, in exchange for a shared responsibility of an ongoing employer rate fixed at 22% of PERS employer’s payroll as of 2008 and continuing for 25 years until 2030, the State agreed to take responsibility for the payments required to retire the unfunded PERS liability by 2030. The non-‐State PERS employers assumed the risk that the amount paid at the 22% rate would be more than that required to retire the debt, and the State assumed the risk that it would require more payments than the State anticipated. While it is clear that under the constitution payments in fulfillment of the State’s responsibility are subject to appropriation, the requirement that there be an appropriation does nothing to diminish the fact that it is solely the State’s responsibility to pay the annual rates in excess of 22%. As with the State’s responsibility to make the employer payments at 22% for State employees, the failure of the legislature to make an appropriation for the payments due in excess of 22% does not eliminate that cost as a State liability, nor does it shift the responsibility to another party. The non-‐state entities’ liability is capped at 22% of payroll for PERS and 12.56% of payroll for TRS. We note that the extension of the 22% rate and the amortization period for the unfunded liability to 2039 was an additional breach of this resolution. We further maintain that both the extension of the 22% rate caused by the extended amortization period, and the contemplated allocation statement, are separate events that cause a new injury and trigger a potential cause of action by any adversely impacted PERS employer or their taxpayers to challenge the State’s management of the PERS system. Further, we assert that allowing the unfunded liability to accrue was a breach of the fiduciary duty of the State to employers and retirees covered by the PERS system. 4) Based on the understanding reached regarding the 22% PERS rate, we maintain that the appropriate disclosure of net pension liability for a non-‐State PERS employer is limited to the anticipated costs of payments at the rate of 22% of employers payroll for defined benefit (DB) plan employees less the portion represented by the normal cost rate for such employees plus 22% of employers payroll for defined contribution (DC) plan employees less the portion represented by the normal cost rate for such employees. This expense should then be projected out to 2030. Even if the legislative shift to the amortization period to 2039 were accepted, this would only result in extending the period to 2039, but would not increase the anticipated obligation beyond the difference between the normal cost rate and the 22% cap in AS 39.35.255. Mr. Kevin Worley September 22, 2015 Page 3 5) Further, the entitlement to retirement benefits is constitutionally protected by Article XII, Section 7 of the Alaska Constitution. The relationship between the Borough, School District, the State and the employees who are covered by the PERS system is a contractual relationship under which duties are owed by each party, and under which unilateral changes that arbitrarily alter the liability or diminish the benefit of a party under the contract conflict with the constitutional guarantees. A part of that contract included the oversight and management of the system by the State as a fiduciary duty under the participation agreements. Any effort by the State to avoid its responsibilities and its liability by unilateral administrative or legislative action would be void as a violation of this constitutional guarantee. 6) With respect to TRS liability, the State has the exclusive responsibility over public education, a responsibility it shares with no other unit of government. See Macauley v. Hildebrand, 491 P.2d 120 (Alaska 1971) and Article VII, Section I of the Alaska Constitution. It has exercised this pervasive authority by creating a system of public education which is State created and State controlled from cradle to grave. The State mandates that each school district is managed and controlled by school boards.1 State statutes prescribe the length of the school year (AS 14.03.030), the holidays (AS 14.03.050), require a preference for recycled products (AS 14.03.085), require a flag and pledge of allegiance (AS 14.03.130), exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary programs (AS 14.07.020(9)), and extensively control the labor relations of districts prescribing terms for employment, transfer, tenure, and retirement of teachers (AS 14.20; AS 14.25). The State can step in and direct the use of district funds if the State deems it necessary to improve the instructional practices of a district or school performance standards.2 This State control over TRS under AS 14.25 is telling. There is no discretion on the part of any school district as to participation. The State established the system, the State managed the system, the State set the rates, the State controls every aspect of the TRS system. To the extent that there is a shortfall in that system it is the State’s actions that caused the shortfall to occur, a fact that was acknowledged by legislators in the adoption of AS 14.25.070 setting the employer rate at 12.56% with part of that payment being applied to the past cost liability only if the normal cost rate was less than the 12.56%. This was undertaken with the understanding and intent that the State was responsible for the full weight of the past unfunded liability. In addition to the constitutional obligation to provide for public education, the State also is responsible for increases in the TRS liability due to program elements allowing credit for many types of service unrelated to work for a school district. See AS 14.25.100, AS 14.25.105, and AS 14.25.107 for example. The attempt to allocate some portion of the net pension liability to individual districts is improper, unjustified, and ignores the State’s exclusive constitutional responsibility. The same will be true of liability for underfunded retiree medical benefits. Based upon the reasons set forth above, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District maintain that a statement of obligation or liability by either a municipality or a school district in excess of the statutory amounts provided for is neither justified nor required. Therefore we request the following: 1
AS 14.12.020(b). 2
AS 14.07.030(14); AS 14.07.030(15); 4 AAC 06.872 (f)-‐(h).
Mr. Kevin Worley September 22, 2015 Page 4 1) That the final administrative decision regarding GASB #67 and GASB #68 reporting of net pension liabilities under PERS allocate to member employers other than the State only that amount represented by the difference between the normal cost rate and 22% carried forward through 2030; 2) With respect to TRS, we request that the final administrative decision allocate 100% of the net pension liability to the State of Alaska, with any district contributions being limited to the difference, if any, between the normal cost rate and the 12.56% in AS 14.25.070; 3) Due to differences in proportions of the 22% going towards the unfunded liability, any allocation of either PERS or TRS liability should separately list the allocation as between the DB and the DCR payroll of each employer; and 4) When the Department of Administration addresses retiree medical benefit unfunded costs these same limitations will apply. Thank you for your attention to this issue. Cordially, _______________________ Dan Bockhorst Ketchikan Gateway Borough Borough Manager ______________________ Robert Boyle Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District Superinte Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
333 Schoenbar Rd. • Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
Ph. (907) 247-2116 Fax: (907) 247-3823
Robert Boyle, Superintendent • Adam Thompson, Business Manager
Memo
To: Bob Boyle From: Adam Thompson Date: September 16, 2015 RE: Testing Supplies Budget Transfer Due to some recent changes in mandated state and local assessments administration is planning on sending some district staff to trainings. The following budget transfers are requested for the District Wide Testing Budget. • $4,000 from testing supplies to staff travel Adam Thompson • Business Manager • (907) 247-2116
BOARD OF EDUCATION
AGENDA STATEMENT
No. 11
Item Title:
DISCUSSION
A. Board Policy 5127 – Graduation Ceremonies and Activities
• Revised BP 5127
B. Board Policy 6146 – High School Graduation Requirements
• Revised BP 6146
C. KGBSD Resolutions presented to AASB
• Resolution 2.46 and 2.47
D. AASB Annual Conference
• Travel Memo from Board Secretary
• AASB Annual Conference Flier
Students
BP
5127
GRADUATION CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES
High school graduation ceremonies shall be held to recognize those students who
have successfully completed the district graduation requirements and earned the
right to receive a diploma.
(cf. 6146.1 - High School Graduation Requirements)
In accordance with school-site rules, the principal may deny a student the privilege
of participating in graduation or promotion activities because of misconduct,
including school related hazing or vandalism behavior that is considered
inappropriate.
(cf. 5144 - Discipline)
At the discretion of the Superintendent or designee, a student who is short of
fulfilling district requirements may participate in graduation exercises without
receiving his/her diploma. When the requirements have been met, a diploma shall
be sent to the student by mail.
Invocations and/or benedictions shall not be included in graduation ceremonies.
Legal Reference:
ALASKA STATUTES
14.03.075 College and career readiness assessment
14.03.090 Sectarian or denominational doctrines prohibited
UNITED STATES CODE
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §9524, as amended by the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001, P.L. 107-110
Santa Fe Indep.Sch. Dist. v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000)
Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. 577 (1992)
Revised 9/97 2015
Revision Date: 8/13/08
Instruction
BP
6146.1
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
The Superintendent or designee shall prepare for Board approval a plan consisting of
district graduation requirements. Students shall receive diplomas of graduation
from high school only after meeting the following district graduation requirements,
as well as successful completion of any high school competency examinations
required by the State of Alaska taking a college and career readiness assessment or
receiving a waiver from the Board.
Graduation Requirement Changes
Graduation Requirements - Effective Date, Graduating Class of 2008 2015
Graduation course requirements for a high school diploma are as follows:
English-Language Arts (4th year elective)
Social Studies*
Math
Science
Health/Physical Education
Electives/Career Technical Education
Career Exploration
(Work Experience/Community Service)
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
4
3
3
3
1
7.5
1.5
100
22
credits
credits
credits
credits
credit
credits
credit
hours
credits
*Note: The three units of credit in social studies must include one-half unit of credit in Alaska
history or demonstration that the student meets the Alaska history performance standards. This
requirement will not apply to a student who (1) transfers into your school after the student’s
second year of high school; or (2) has already successfully completed a high school state history
course in another state 4 AAC 06.075. The three units in social studies must also include one
unit of credit of World History or United States History and one unit of credit of American
Government.
**Note: Additional requirements include100 hours of work experience or community service and
completion of the State of Alaska Job Application.
(cf.
(cf.
(cf.
(cf.
5127 - Graduation Ceremonies and Activities)
6164.2 - Guidance and Counseling Services)
6146.3 – Competency Testing)
6184 – Virtual/Online Courses)
Legal Reference:
ALASKA STATUTES
14.03.075 College and career readiness assessment; retroactive issuance of diploma
ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
4 AAC 06.075 High school graduation requirements
4 AAC 06.721 College and career readiness assessment waivers
4 AAC 06.755-790 State-wide assessment program for students with disabilities
Revision Date: 6/13/07
RESOLUTIONS
From The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
2015-2016 School Year
(New) 2.46 URGING THE LEGISLATURE TO REQUIRE A SUPER-MAJORITY
VOTE FOR UNFUNDED EDUCATIONAL MANDATES
AASB urges the Alaska Legislature to avoid unfunded mandates when
establishing policies and programs for K-12 education, and to require a supermajority vote of each body of the legislature to enact those policies and programs
that do not have concurrent funding from the State of Alaska.
Rationale. AASB recognizes the necessity of providing public schools with policy
direction. With limited funding and limited resources due to significant revenue
shortfalls, unfunded mandates should be increasingly limited. Passing any
educational mandate that is not supported by a fiscal note should require a
super-majority vote. Furthermore, even if a mandate has no fiscal note, it
exhausts staff time that could be allocated elsewhere. The majority of mandates
presented by the Department of Education and Early Development claim no
fiscal note or impact to the state; however, the fiscal impact and financial burden
still falls onto local school districts. These mandates are invasive to the
educational process, limiting local school boards in their flexibility and autonomy
to improve and govern local schools. In general unfunded mandates are broad
brush corrective measures used to address limited scope issues at specific
locations and should not be adopted, except, in emergency situations.
(New) 2.47 URGING THE STATE OF ALASKA TO RECOGNIZE THE TRUE
COST OF BLENDED LEARNING
AASB urges the State of Alaska to provide appropriate and adequate financial
support to districts offering blended learning opportunities for students both onsite and on-line.
Rationale. Blended learning is a unique method of technology driven distant
delivery education. The July 2015 report, Review of Alaska’s School Funding
Program by Augenblick, Palach & Associates, states the following about blended
learning (at page 115):
“Blended learning provides opportunities for learning both on-site and
online. Students are expected to be present for periods of time on-site,
which means districts need to have adequate facility space for those
students. Though districts may include blended learning students in their
non-correspondence ADM counts if those students attend classes at a
school, there is concern that this level of funding is not enough to cover
the costs of educating such students if they are only counted as
correspondence students.”
333 Schoenbar Road
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Kgbsd.org
KGB-SD
Memo
To:
Board of Education
From:
Myrna Johannsen, Secretary to the School Board
CC:
file
Date:
September 23, 2015
Re:
AASB Annual Conference Travel Estimate
Airfare: $544.70 total per traveller
OR use AK Air Miles
Depart: Friday Nov. 6, 2015 & Return: Sunday Nov. 8, 2015
*NOTE: We will use AK Air Miles if they are available. Delta Airlines will not be
servicing Ketchikan on these dates.
Hotel: $198.00 total per traveller
Check In: Friday Nov. 6, 2015 & Check Out: Sunday Nov. 8, 2015
Hilton Downtown Hotel, Room Block CODE #AASB, $99 per room/night, must
reserve by Oct. 16, 2015
Per Diem: $80.00 total per traveller
11/6 & 11/7 = TWO Nights Per Diem (@ $40 per night)
Airport Ferry Reimbursement: $12.00 round trip total per traveller
Travel Expense Estimate: $834.70 total per traveller
1
OR $290 if using AK Airlines